The Homicidal Urges

I take time out now from Thesis Editing of No, Really, GAAAAAH!!!!^TM to comment on the front page of The Age this Thursday.

The moronic Hell's Angel who shot three people on a busy street gives himself up.
After three hours of negotiating with police with his lawyer as an intermediary, he walked into the cop shop. Negotiating, hey? Hmm. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for that conversation. "Hey pal, I wanna give myself up." "OK, then, you bikie scum. We can't guarantee you won't suffer some sort of unfortunate incident, but yeah, go for your life." Not implying anything here, no...

I'm also quite amused that one of the reasons he gave himself up was that he "faced savage retribution" from the Hell's Angels. Who knew that bikie gangs had a moral code? Hmm...


The cop who thought it was fun to beat up a drunk Aboriginal, causing his death in the process, walks free.
Yes, I know. The jury could not say beyond reasonable doubt that Hurley's beating up of the guy caused his death. Never mind the fact that he had suffered massive internal injuries as a result. As usual, an indigenous death in custody is not treated with the seriousness it deserves. Well done, Queensland. You've just managed to entrench every stereotype that I hold about you just that little bit deeper.


The Business Council of Australia feels the need to shell out $11 million for propaganda for the Howard Government.
I'm so glad Eva and I are going to be out of the country during this election campaign. I hate federal election campaigns at the best of times. You see politicians acting even more like vindictive children than they do between terms, and the mud-slinging reaches ridiculous levels. I'm not really that curious as to how they're going to argue for the WorkCover legislation. I have a feeling it'll make me want to throw things at the TV. All the ads they commissioned before they were even implemented were sickening enough.

Everyone knows I hate the Howard Government. Not because they're the Liberal party, but because they're the Howard Government. I know all political parties engage in disgusting partisan politics and bullshit, but it seems to me that under this government it's become even more prevalent. I don't see how anyone can look at politics these days and think it's a noble calling. Not with the clowns we have in Parliament now, anyway.

Here ends the day's armchair opinionating.